# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=970 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 971 --- ## [Dealing with dangerous shipwrecks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-dangerous-shipwrecks/973490)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-dangerous-shipwrecks/973490 "2022-10-19T17:20:48Z")
I was reading CNN this morning when I came across an article about a leaky shipwreck in Belgian waters of the North Sea. I’ve read of dozens, if not hundreds of such wrecks around the world that continue to pollute bu… --- ## [Online food menus using your smart phone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-food-menus-using-your-smart-phone/973150)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-food-menus-using-your-smart-phone/973150 "2022-10-19T17:17:17Z")
When we are traveling I use Google Maps to see what restaurants are around. Naturally I need to see the menu. There is very seldom an actual printed menu you can call up on the smart phone. Instead what they do is lay th… --- ## [Severe toxicity from casual fentanyl exposure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/severe-toxicity-from-casual-fentanyl-exposure/948186)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/severe-toxicity-from-casual-fentanyl-exposure/948186 "2022-10-19T17:16:14Z")
Yet another story about a law enforcement officer’s severe symptoms, purportedly from exposure to fentanyl. There have been numerous accounts of this type, disputed by addiction experts who note that lots of people in… --- ## [NYT Poll "Voters See Democracy in Peril, but Saving It Isn’t a Priority"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-poll-voters-see-democracy-in-peril-but-saving-it-isn-t-a-priority/973448)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-poll-voters-see-democracy-in-peril-but-saving-it-isn-t-a-priority/973448 "2022-10-19T17:14:42Z")
Story here That was a chilling headline to wake up to. I guess that about wraps it up for us. --- ## [Need A Little Help With a Spam Filter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-little-help-with-a-spam-filter/973393)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-little-help-with-a-spam-filter/973393 "2022-10-19T17:10:34Z")
So I’m suddenly getting a ton of spam, every day, on my gmail account and I’m trying to figure out how gmail filters work, or more specifically, how to make gmail filters work for me. All of it comes from fake email add… --- ## [Help me make my Spotify classical playlists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-my-spotify-classical-playlists/972984)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-my-spotify-classical-playlists/972984 "2022-10-19T16:59:54Z")
Heya, classical music enthusiasts! I’m looking to set up several classical music playlists and I was looking for some input on them. I’m looking for say 50 to 100 or so “tracks” (I know, I know) in each one, with a good… --- ## [Rock songs with non-English lyrics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-songs-with-non-english-lyrics/151804)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-songs-with-non-english-lyrics/151804 "2022-10-19T16:41:19Z")
How many rock songs (~1958 - present) can you think of which have some lyrics of a foreign language? Billy Joel has several with French lyrics. Chicago has at least one with Italian. I’d lump in Ricky Martin is living… --- ## [What does Mint Mobile do that Verizon or T-Mobile do not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-mint-mobile-do-that-verizon-or-t-mobile-do-not/973404)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-mint-mobile-do-that-verizon-or-t-mobile-do-not/973404 "2022-10-19T16:09:22Z")
I have some friends who use Mint Mobile for around $18 per month and, in their words, it provides essentially everything that Verizon or T-Mobile do for $130 per month. I’m convinced there must be some catch, so…what is… --- ## [What do the soldiers do when a war ends?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-soldiers-do-when-a-war-ends/973164)
**Author:** [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-soldiers-do-when-a-war-ends/973164 "2022-10-19T16:05:57Z")
I know this differs depending on how the end of the war done. High ranking officers may be executed or brought to trial for their transgressions against the opposing force, but what about the rank and file foot soldiers?… --- ## [Tips and tricks for using YouTube TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-and-tricks-for-using-youtube-tv/973461)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-and-tricks-for-using-youtube-tv/973461 "2022-10-19T15:53:45Z")
We finally cut the cord and switched to YouTube TV, and for the most part we like it just fine. But the interface can be confusing, and I haven’t been able to find any support number or even robo-chat. So I’m hoping my f… --- ## [Scholars disagreeing with authors about their works(?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scholars-disagreeing-with-authors-about-their-works/972656)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scholars-disagreeing-with-authors-about-their-works/972656 "2022-10-19T15:35:25Z")
So my boys and I recently got done reading the Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis, and we read them in the order they were in the box set- i.e. the chronological order in Narnian time. So Magician’s Nephew, then "The Li… --- ## [Radioactive isotope lead-210 from what source?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radioactive-isotope-lead-210-from-what-source/973380)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radioactive-isotope-lead-210-from-what-source/973380 "2022-10-19T14:36:36Z")
This article is about elevated levels of Lead-210 left over from WWII sources that has contaminated a school. I don’t recall hearing of this isotope before. What nuclear weapons manufacturing would have produced it? --- ## [How strong does something have to be to count as "persecution?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-strong-does-something-have-to-be-to-count-as-persecution/973388)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-strong-does-something-have-to-be-to-count-as-persecution/973388 "2022-10-19T14:35:49Z")
There are some Christians in the United States who are convinced that persecution of Christians is a thing in America. There’s a spectrum, of course. If someone is being beheaded for their religious beliefs, then they a… --- ## [Why the expression "The birds and the bees"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-expression-the-birds-and-the-bees/973446)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-expression-the-birds-and-the-bees/973446 "2022-10-19T12:57:58Z")
I have been asking me this question for a long time. What do birds and bees together have to do with reproduction? The only interaction they have is that some birds eat bees and that a bird can be stung by a bee. Now in … --- ## [Non-American Dopers, what is your country's bullshit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-american-dopers-what-is-your-countrys-bullshit/966101)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-american-dopers-what-is-your-countrys-bullshit/966101 "2022-10-19T07:28:32Z")
As an American, I am proud of my country’s many strong attributes. However, there are things for which I am quite frustrated and embarrassed. I consider these items my country’s bullshit. For this discussion, I am def… --- ## [Weird wi-fi router stuff!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-wi-fi-router-stuff/959534)
**Author:** [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-wi-fi-router-stuff/959534 "2022-10-19T06:27:29Z")
Just replaced my home wifi router. It’s a Netgear unit. Does what it’s supposed to for the most part. Bizarrely, there are two websites that can’t be accessed (carbonite backup service and Fidelity investments) for no… --- ## [Join the Navy or Air Force: how long before you get to fly "normal" duty in a fighter/transport/cargo aircraft?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/join-the-navy-or-air-force-how-long-before-you-get-to-fly-normal-duty-in-a-fighter-transport-cargo-aircraft/972836)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/join-the-navy-or-air-force-how-long-before-you-get-to-fly-normal-duty-in-a-fighter-transport-cargo-aircraft/972836 "2022-10-19T05:06:09Z")
Suppose I join the US Navy or Air Force in my early 20s with a college degree but no aviation experience. How long before I’m a full-fledged pilot who can fly combat air patrols in a fighter jet, or fly a transport/tank… --- ## [What do I have here? Refrigerated, month-old whipping cream solidified in bottle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-have-here-refrigerated-month-old-whipping-cream-solidified-in-bottle/973421)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-have-here-refrigerated-month-old-whipping-cream-solidified-in-bottle/973421 "2022-10-19T04:05:05Z")
I have a bottle of this in my fridge–great in coffee. Bought new, the sell-by date is 9/19/22 (a month ago tomorrow). It’s non-homogenized and low-temp pasteurized. I hadn’t used it in a week or so-- been off coffee f… --- ## [Chess: How great a materiel disadvantage for a grandmaster to be at even odds against a novice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-how-great-a-materiel-disadvantage-for-a-grandmaster-to-be-at-even-odds-against-a-novice/973137)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-how-great-a-materiel-disadvantage-for-a-grandmaster-to-be-at-even-odds-against-a-novice/973137 "2022-10-19T01:43:31Z")
Let’s say Magnus Carlsen went up against some amateur novice, and Carlsen agrees to go with a materiel disadvantage. How much would it have to be to be a fair 50/50 battle? Would Carlsen have to go without his queen, bo… --- ## [Robbie Coltrane (Hagrid) - Dead at 72](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robbie-coltrane-hagrid-dead-at-72/973262)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robbie-coltrane-hagrid-dead-at-72/973262 "2022-10-19T01:38:10Z")
Breaking story. No cause of death yet. --- ## [Astronaut Jim McDivitt (Gemini 4, Apollo 9) has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astronaut-jim-mcdivitt-gemini-4-apollo-9-has-died/973447)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astronaut-jim-mcdivitt-gemini-4-apollo-9-has-died/973447 "2022-10-19T01:26:06Z")
James McDivitt was 93. He flew with Ed White on Gemini 4, and with David Scott and Rusty Schweickart (both still living) on Apollo 9. “Apollo 9 was his last trip to space. Despite his instrumental role in propelling NAS… --- ## [MLB - Dropped 3rd strike](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-dropped-3rd-strike/973464)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-dropped-3rd-strike/973464 "2022-10-19T00:23:12Z")
In Tuesday night’s Yankees-Cleveland game, the Cleveland catcher dropped a 3rd strike, but the batter didn’t realize it, and headed to the dugout without the catcher making any play on him. The announcer mentioned that h… --- ## [Drone Jammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drone-jammer/973399)
**Author:** [@Ssounder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ssounder)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2022, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drone-jammer/973399 "2022-10-18T22:03:02Z")
Continuing the discussion from Russia invades Ukraine {2022-02-24}: --- ## [Blast from the Past - Home Decor, 70s edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blast-from-the-past-home-decor-70s-edition/973391)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2022, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blast-from-the-past-home-decor-70s-edition/973391 "2022-10-18T21:34:16Z")
So over on Buzzfeed, someone’s idea of ‘boho’ decor is a blast from the 60s and 70s. Macrame hangings, plant holders and the ilk. Wall art - those groupings of items \[like a set of mirror moons, or framed canvas wall a… --- ## [Taste and smell wiped out. Ugh](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taste-and-smell-wiped-out-ugh/967420)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2022, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taste-and-smell-wiped-out-ugh/967420 "2022-10-18T20:29:17Z")
I finally caught this thing last week after what, 2 years? Vaxxed and boosted. I’ve travelled a fair amount for work over this period so it was bound to get to me eventually. My case has been pretty mild, stuffy nose,… --- ## [Why did a “check emissions system” sign go on? (Scenario in OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-a-check-emissions-system-sign-go-on-scenario-in-op/973295)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2022, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-a-check-emissions-system-sign-go-on-scenario-in-op/973295 "2022-10-18T20:09:33Z")
A few weeks ago, I drove my car into Manhattan for a concert. I parked in a typical multi-floored parking garage that requires a car elevator in order to maximize the space available. All the cars are valeted by the at… --- ## [How do Covid vaccines work with a child who is about to turn 12?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-covid-vaccines-work-with-a-child-who-is-about-to-turn-12/973400)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2022, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-covid-vaccines-work-with-a-child-who-is-about-to-turn-12/973400 "2022-10-18T19:36:32Z")
I will discuss with our pharmacist or doctor and am not relying on the Straight Dope to be my medical advisory team. I am curious, however, how this situation would work. My son is about to turn 12. He has had three Cov… --- ## [Is there a sport/game in which an average person could win at least 1 out of a 100 against a top 10 player?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-sport-game-in-which-an-average-person-could-win-at-least-1-out-of-a-100-against-a-top-10-player/973103)
**Author:** [@Mesquite-oh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mesquite-oh)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2022, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-sport-game-in-which-an-average-person-could-win-at-least-1-out-of-a-100-against-a-top-10-player/973103 "2022-10-18T18:47:50Z")
Is there a sport or a game out there in which an average person with a weeks worth of training could beat a world top ten player in that sport or game at least once out of 100 times? For example, would I as an average p… --- ## [L.A. City Council mess](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/l-a-city-council-mess/973125)
**Author:** [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2022, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/l-a-city-council-mess/973125 "2022-10-18T18:47:19Z")
Splitting off from when this incident was mistakenly put in a pit thread about Republicans: and Basically, leaders of LA City Council caught on tape disparaging African-American voters, members, and member’s child. … --- ## [Page inaccessible via notifications menu](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/page-inaccessible-via-notifications-menu/973454)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2022, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/page-inaccessible-via-notifications-menu/973454 "2022-10-18T18:17:44Z")
I’ve found a consistent error in the site. I can access this page “Why are Italian-American names so badly mispronounced, even by their owners? - #170 by Dr.Drake”, by directly going to the url. But if I try to access t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=969) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=971)